Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu attended the Police Martyrs' Memorial Day programme at the APSP 6th Battalion in Mangalagiri on Wednesday and released books as part of the event.
Addressing police personnel and officials at the venue, Naidu said law and order in the state underpins investor confidence. He spoke on a day set aside to honour police personnel who died in the line of duty.
The Chief Minister asked the force to rely more on technology for surveillance, investigation and crime prevention. He said policing should move with modern tools so that detection and prevention improve on the ground.
Naidu also said the government would not show leniency toward criminal acts carried out under political cover. He made clear that protection from politics would not shield offenders, without naming any case or individual.
The memorial programme at the sixth battalion premises in Mangalagiri brought the state's top executive to a unit of the Andhra Pradesh Special Police. Book releases formed part of the official schedule for the martyrs' day observance.
Naidu's remarks tied routine policing to the state's economic pitch by arguing that investors watch how secure and orderly conditions are. He paired that message with calls for tougher action against crime and sharper use of tech in police work.
Officials did not announce new schemes or dates in his public remarks as described from the event; the focus remained on his policy lines on investor confidence, technology in policing and zero tolerance for crime linked to political patronage.
The programme was held in Guntur district at the Mangalagiri base of the APSP's 6th Battalion, where the Chief Minister led the state government's observance for the year. Naidu used the occasion both to pay tribute through the formal memorial day and to outline how he wants the department to work.
He told those present to embrace technology across surveillance, investigation and crime prevention, framing it as a practical step for the force rather than an optional upgrade. His zero-tolerance line on crimes backed by political cover was directed at conduct in the field, not at any single party or leader in his speech.
Wednesday's evening event in Mangalagiri capped the public portion of the martyrs' memorial with the book release and his address to police ranks. The Chief Minister's three themes—investor confidence through law and order, tech-enabled policing, and no leniency under political cover—were the substance of what he said from the battalion grounds.
